Tom Jones song played during Catherine Zeta-Jones’ labor

Tom Jones says learning that fellow Welsh star Catherine Zeta-Jones insisted on having his music played as she gave birth was “one of the biggest compliments.”

The actress and her husband, Michael Douglas, are parents to Dylan and Carys, and the veteran singer has revealed intimate details from one of the children’s birth.

Speaking during a pre-taped segment for the U.K. version of “The Voice,” co-judge Jones declared, “People have said to me a few times that children have been conceived while my music has been played.

“But I think one of my biggest compliments I had was when Catherine Zeta-Jones was giving birth to her first child. She had to have ‘What’s New Pussycat’ playing. As soon as she started to have to push, she said, ‘Put Tom on and I’ll push’.”